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No, actually I attribute the bulk of the lag to the fact that American students know they can make more money in business than they can in a science profession. This has been the case since the early 1970s. It's just that decade after decade, the gap between our need for scientists and the number that our colleges have produced have continued to lag. Our national priorites have to change.

That aside, my concern here with regard to things like the creation museum and what is going on at our school boards is that those trends indicate to me that the future of science in this country will only get much worse, and if that is the case, you can expect the science, technology and industry job losses to continue well into the future while our country becomes more and more parochial, and the available jobs become less and less rewarding. I feel we are fast becoming a nation of Walmart workers.

Did you know that of all the Industrial countries, the only one with a more religious population than the United States is Turkey?

<blockquote data-quote="orogenicman" data-source="post: 143506" data-attributes="member: 2797">No, actually I attribute the bulk of the lag to the fact that American students know they can make more money in business than they can in a science profession.&nbsp; This has been the case since the early 1970s.&nbsp; It&#039;s just that decade after decade, the gap between our need for scientists and the number that our colleges have produced have continued to lag.&nbsp; Our national priorites have to change.&nbsp; That aside, my concern here with regard to things like the creation museum and what is going on at our school boards is that those trends indicate to me that the future of science in this country will only get much worse, and if that is the case, you can expect the science, technology and industry job losses to continue well into the future while our country becomes more and more parochial, and the available jobs become less and less rewarding.&nbsp; I feel we are fast becoming a nation of Walmart workers.&nbsp; Did you know that of all the Industrial countries, the only one with a more religious population than the United States is Turkey?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="orogenicman, post: 143506, member: 2797"] No, actually I attribute the bulk of the lag to the fact that American students know they can make more money in business than they can in a science profession. This has been the case since the early 1970s. It's just that decade after decade, the gap between our need for scientists and the number that our colleges have produced have continued to lag. Our national priorites have to change. That aside, my concern here with regard to things like the creation museum and what is going on at our school boards is that those trends indicate to me that the future of science in this country will only get much worse, and if that is the case, you can expect the science, technology and industry job losses to continue well into the future while our country becomes more and more parochial, and the available jobs become less and less rewarding. I feel we are fast becoming a nation of Walmart workers. Did you know that of all the Industrial countries, the only one with a more religious population than the United States is Turkey? [/QUOTE]

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